Mixing Electronic Drums in Logic

A little look at how I mix kick and snare drums. Although this just covers the basics, I rambled a bit in this one so it's 10 mins long. Sorry 'bout that, but hope you find it useful anyway.

Video licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• music
• drums
• mixing
• logic pro
• logic
• dubstep
• beats

[julianh100]

what is a send and what is a bus?

[soundsLogical]

@julianh100 A send basically forwards the audio to another channel, which is what is called a bus. If you send audio at 0db to a bus, it will be playing out of both the original channel and the bus (so it will be be double as loud).

You can send multiple channels to the same bus. This way, if you put an effect on the bus, it will be applied to all the audio on that bus. This technique is often used to apply the same effect to multiple audio tracks (v. useful if the effect is CPU intensive).

[NastyBeak]

All of your videos are really helpful. Thank you, sir!

[Patafloflo]

@julianh100 a bus is what ya ride to school. ya dingus. but i dunno what a send is

[plagueblack]

Could you do a video on bouncing stems, particularly effects on bus tracks?

[paznit]

ok, i have made my first loop:-)- but how do I use parts of that loops for an intro and or utilize separate parts of that loop for break downs, intro sections and breaks? For example, if I wanted to use just the snare and the high hats as an intro, how do I do that? In general: How do I edit the loop I've created? thanks so much for your help.

[KilianGoesCrazy]

is there any way to get CamelPhat ?! cos i don't have it x)

[Stiny114]

Hi. I did everything you said to do but when I multiply the auxiliary tracks, the instruments are not separate and just stay to one track no matter how many I open. Help?

[mactube72]

Thanks!!

[theDUWOteam]

Is there any way to make the drums a visible loop so that you can add other beats to your song and so forth?

[J4nniJ4nsen]

you have great teaching abilities and know-how. thanks alot.

[VHBravo1]

Hey soundsLogical, GREAT video. My only suggestion is that rather than opening up 7-8 auxilliary tracks you don't need from the ultrabeat, open one and click the button that looks like two rings interlocked at the bottom of the channel. This makes it mono.

[AuflesProductions]

I think Logic is more "logical" after seeing this! :3 hehe, anyways, great tutorial!